hoàng thượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 皇上, composed of 皇 (“emperor”) and 上 (“upper”), from Chinese 皇上 (huángshang)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Pronoun

hoàng thượng

1. (archaic) you, Your (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty
2. (archaic) he/him, His (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty

Synonyms

• bệ hạ

See also

• Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế